PaattMaann Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 If you've heard him sing lately, you'd have your doubts. hes never been able to sing haha, but your right, whoever said hes "still bringing it" in the thread is nuts...he never had the golden pipes, but today hes kind of awful to listen to - i prefer old recordings/records of the poet as for the thread: Hendrix for sure, and the Grateful Dead with Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I'd have to start out old school with Django Reinhardt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 A few that quickly came to mind... Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong Otis Spann Glenn Gould Sergei Rachmaninoff Dinu Lipatti Jimi Hendrix Duane Allman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 vladimir horowitz, thelonius monk, johnny cash,george harrison/john lennon, james brown. A few that quickly came to mind... Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong Otis Spann Glenn Gould Sergei Rachmaninoff Dinu Lipatti Jimi Hendrix Duane Allman cant beat that list.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 hes never been able to sing haha, but your right, whoever said hes "still bringing it" in the thread is nuts...he never had the golden pipes, but today hes kind of awful to listen to - i prefer old recordings/records of the poet as for the thread: Hendrix for sure, and the Grateful Dead with Jerry Dylan's album that just came out got rave reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Mozart - - I'm not all that big on his music, but from the period pieces I've seen at the movies, there would have been some real babes flaunting their assets at his concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 OK - I'm going with Mozart then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 My second choice would be Mr. Bo Jangles. Bo knows music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 keith moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juror#8 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Hendrix - late 60s Band of Gypsys lineup except replace Cox with Redding for stylistic reasons. Yea, that about sums it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Keith Richards what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juror#8 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Mozart - - I'm not all that big on his music, but from the period pieces I've seen at the movies, there would have been some real babes flaunting their assets at his concerts. Apparently all castrati performances were replete with women and their assets too. Those cats were the Beatles of their time. All kinds of PIIHB happenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Dylan's album that just came out got rave reviews. oh I agree, I am a fan of the new album....Bobbo can really write good music, good hooks and catchy melodies...and with the help of the studio, it can really clean up his voice...but what Bob has never been, and will never be (especially at this age) is a great singer...simple as that i LOVE Robert Zimmerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Luther Allison Stevie Ray Vaughn These 2 above all others! The rest of my list sadly reads like a who's who of classic rock (save for cobain) Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd (with waters/gilmour - not dead but very little chance i'll get to see it) The Doors Kurt Cobain Original Lynard Skynard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Dylan's album that just came out got rave reviews. It's a great album...but people who are still hung up "Dylan can't sing" won't appreciate it. As for dead musicians I would have loved to been able to see: Hank Williams Sr Gram Parsons Sam Cooke John Lennon Brian Jones era Stones Thelonious Monk Stan Getz Jimi Bob Marley I have been lucky enough to have seen a lot of the greatest, but I am sure there are some I am missing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Besides the obvious "oldies" I'd like to add Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrojanitor Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 oh I agree, I am a fan of the new album....Bobbo can really write good music, good hooks and catchy melodies...and with the help of the studio, it can really clean up his voice...but what Bob has never been, and will never be (especially at this age) is a great singer...simple as that i LOVE Robert Zimmerman It depends on what you mean by "great singer." I find him to be a brilliant singer by finding a voice that serves the song. He interprets the material beautifully, which I find more important than technical virtuosity. Grizzled troubadour with an operatic voice doesn't really make sense. He, like Johnny Cash, is aging into a voice by creating material that makes sense of his limitations. Personally, of his recent albums (I'd say Time Out Of Mind on features this "new" voice) at least 2--including the new one--are classics. I partially get why people are turned off by the new sound, it is a bit of an acquired taste, but I totally stand by my statement of "bringing it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Besides the obvious "oldies" I'd like to add Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon to the list. YESSSSSS, agreed completely Blind Melon deserves more love, I saw them a few years back in Buffalo - obviously sans Hoon (but he has one of my favorite voices of all time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Jimi Hendrix Momma Cass Jim Morrison Janis Joplin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 oh I agree, I am a fan of the new album....Bobbo can really write good music, good hooks and catchy melodies...and with the help of the studio, it can really clean up his voice...but what Bob has never been, and will never be (especially at this age) is a great singer...simple as that i LOVE Robert Zimmerman Actually he is one of the greatest singers of all time. There is a difference between singing and singing voice. Whitney Houston may have had a all-time great singing voice, but she was not a great singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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